The failed Turkish coup and President Erdogan’s harsh reprisals have left more questions than answers, including who was really behind the botched putsch and why, reports Joe Lauria.
Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Coups Inside NATO: A Disturbing History
Behind Turkey’s Post-Coup Crisis
Erdogan Suspects US Sympathy for Coup
Failed Turkish Coup’s Big-Power Impact
Stomping the Embers of Turkey’s Democracy
Turkey’s Faltering Democracy
Turkish President Erdogan crushed a military coup this weekend but this victory for civilian rule will do little to revive Turkish democracy which Erdogan has been strangling with his autocratic grip on power, notes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
Turkey’s Lose-Lose Coup Attempt
How Democracies Are Subverted
A risk to democracy is that wily politicians can exploit moments of anger or fear to implement plans that the public wouldn’t otherwise accept, a danger that requires popular vigilance to avert, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains.